Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
Mcmillan A5 & Brux #5 Contour
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Autorotate" data-source="post: 617521" data-attributes="member: 8073"><p>Hornhunter</p><p> </p><p>One more stock to consider is <a href="http://www.stockysstocks.com/servlet/the-200/Bell-%26-Carlson-Weatherby/Detail" target="_blank"><strong><em>Bell Carlson part number #6554</em></strong></a>, what I call the sporter TRR stock. It's slightly different from a <a href="http://www.stockysstocks.com/servlet/the-460/Bell-%26-Carlson-Medalist%E2%84%A2/Detail" target="_blank"><strong><em>Bell Carlson # 6498 Accumark</em></strong> </a>stock in that-</p><p> </p><p>+Stock forend is inletted for #4 Krieger, and has some additional width starting just forward of the bottom metal hinge.</p><p> </p><p>+Comb/Cheekpiece is raised slightly maybe another 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.</p><p> </p><p>Don't confuse this what I call "sporter TRR" with the fully adjustable TRR stock; that goes by <a href="http://www.stockysstocks.com/servlet/the-108/bell-carlson-adjustable-tactical/Detail" target="_blank"><strong><em>Bell Carlson part number 6629</em></strong></a>. That stock is right at 4.5 lbs, sturdy as a railroad tie, tough as nails. Not as astethiclly pleasing as some would like....but I've found to value function more than form as I get older <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p> </p><p>Your Brux #5 compares very closely to the Weatherby #4 contour. Lilja has an excellent list of factory tapers for your comparison purposes <a href="http://www.riflebarrels.com/products/factory_contours.pdf" target="_blank"><em><strong>located here</strong></em>...</a>look at the one called Wby4 and then compare that to your Brux 5. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>Some good images of it are at the link posted below...I don't have access to any personal photos to post right at the minute. </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.snipercentral.com/trr.htm" target="_blank"><strong><em>http://www.snipercentral.com/trr.htm</em></strong></a></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.snipercentral.com/images/trr7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.snipercentral.com/images/trr2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.snipercentral.com/images/trr3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>Lone Wolf recently changed hands....I'm going to wait until someone else jumps in with both feet on a $815 stock to see if there work holds up the quality that Bob put into his stocks previously. FWIW, the new company did say they'd honor the previous lifetime warranties. I wish them luck in there move, look forward to there future product.</p><p> </p><p>Chad Dixon's work sure does look impressive and his services are tailored to a specific market. If fit and finish are important goals for this rifle, I'd think his standard would be tough to beat. </p><p> </p><p>If your on a tight(er) budge, and precision is high on your list, you may find money spent towards a better optic, reloading components for more time behind the rifle, or towards the next barrel, is more productive in obtaining your goals than a state of the art bedding job.</p><p> </p><p>Good shooting. gun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Autorotate, post: 617521, member: 8073"] Hornhunter One more stock to consider is [URL="http://www.stockysstocks.com/servlet/the-200/Bell-%26-Carlson-Weatherby/Detail"][B][I]Bell Carlson part number #6554[/I][/B][/URL], what I call the sporter TRR stock. It's slightly different from a [URL="http://www.stockysstocks.com/servlet/the-460/Bell-%26-Carlson-Medalist%E2%84%A2/Detail"][B][I]Bell Carlson # 6498 Accumark[/I][/B] [/URL]stock in that- +Stock forend is inletted for #4 Krieger, and has some additional width starting just forward of the bottom metal hinge. +Comb/Cheekpiece is raised slightly maybe another 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch. Don't confuse this what I call "sporter TRR" with the fully adjustable TRR stock; that goes by [URL="http://www.stockysstocks.com/servlet/the-108/bell-carlson-adjustable-tactical/Detail"][B][I]Bell Carlson part number 6629[/I][/B][/URL]. That stock is right at 4.5 lbs, sturdy as a railroad tie, tough as nails. Not as astethiclly pleasing as some would like....but I've found to value function more than form as I get older :D Your Brux #5 compares very closely to the Weatherby #4 contour. Lilja has an excellent list of factory tapers for your comparison purposes [URL="http://www.riflebarrels.com/products/factory_contours.pdf"][I][B]located here[/B][/I]...[/URL]look at the one called Wby4 and then compare that to your Brux 5. :) Some good images of it are at the link posted below...I don't have access to any personal photos to post right at the minute. [URL="http://www.snipercentral.com/trr.htm"][B][I]http://www.snipercentral.com/trr.htm[/I][/B][/URL] [IMG]http://www.snipercentral.com/images/trr7.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.snipercentral.com/images/trr2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.snipercentral.com/images/trr3.jpg[/IMG] Lone Wolf recently changed hands....I'm going to wait until someone else jumps in with both feet on a $815 stock to see if there work holds up the quality that Bob put into his stocks previously. FWIW, the new company did say they'd honor the previous lifetime warranties. I wish them luck in there move, look forward to there future product. Chad Dixon's work sure does look impressive and his services are tailored to a specific market. If fit and finish are important goals for this rifle, I'd think his standard would be tough to beat. If your on a tight(er) budge, and precision is high on your list, you may find money spent towards a better optic, reloading components for more time behind the rifle, or towards the next barrel, is more productive in obtaining your goals than a state of the art bedding job. Good shooting. gun) [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
Mcmillan A5 & Brux #5 Contour
Top